WWBT
NBC affiliate in Richmond, Virginia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WWBT (channel 12) is a television station in Richmond, Virginia, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by Gray Television alongside Ashland-licensed CW affiliate WUPV (channel 65). The two stations share studios on Midlothian Turnpike (US 60) in Richmond, where WWBT's transmitter is also located.
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City | Richmond, Virginia |
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WUPV, WRID-LD | |
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First air date | April 29, 1956 (67 years ago) (1956-04-29) |
Former call signs | WRVA-TV (1956–1968) |
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Call sign meaning | taken from sister TV station WBTV and former radio sister WBT (AM) in Charlotte, North Carolina |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 30833 |
ERP | 29 kW |
HAAT | 237 m (778 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°30′23″N 77°30′11″W |
Translator(s) | WRID-LD 12.6 (36.3 UHF) Richmond |
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Website | www |
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WRID-LD (RF channel 36) operates as a low-power translator of WWBT's main 12.1 channel. WRID-LD uses virtual channel 12.6 for WWBT's programming.
WWBT is one of only a few stations in the country to have been affiliated with all three of the original major American television networks.